Gears

Question 1 of 7

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label the image to number the steps 1 to 5 to change from second to third gear in a manual car.

Explanation

Question 2 of 7

1

The order of the gear selector positions in a modern automatic car will usually be:

Select one of the following:

PNDR
DRNP
PRND
RDPN

Explanation

Question 3 of 7

1

In a car with a manual gearbox it is good practice to sometimes miss out a gear. For example by changing direct from 4th to 2nd gear.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 4 of 7

1

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Mark this diagram with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & R to show where you would expect the gears to be posotioned.

Explanation

Question 5 of 7

1

When there are three options on an electric car drive selector they are labelled with the letters:

Select one of the following:

RND
DPN
PRD
PRN

Explanation

Question 6 of 7

1

Easing or releasing pressure on the power (go) pedal in an electric car will activate the:

Select one of the following:

Regenerative braking system
Brake warning light on the dashboard
Gear change mechanism

Explanation

Question 7 of 7

1

Some automatic cars allow the driver to change gear manually:

Select one of the following:

True
False

	Created by John Farlam about 2 years ago

Self-Test DriverActive (Basic Skills) Quiz on Gears, created by John Farlam on 02/11/2022.

Gears

Question 1 of 7

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Label the image to number the steps 1 to 5 to change from second to third gear in a manual car.

Explanation

Question 2 of 7

The order of the gear selector positions in a modern automatic car will usually be:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 7

In a car with a manual gearbox it is good practice to sometimes miss out a gear. For example by changing direct from 4th to 2nd gear.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 7

Click on each orange point and write the correct answer.

Mark this diagram with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & R to show where you would expect the gears to be posotioned.

Explanation

Question 5 of 7

When there are three options on an electric car drive selector they are labelled with the letters:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 7

Easing or releasing pressure on the power (go) pedal in an electric car will activate the:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 7

Some automatic cars allow the driver to change gear manually:

Select one of the following:

Explanation